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Tata Communications, the official connectivity provider to Formula 1, today announced that it has been chosen by Formula One Management to provide broadcast services for the GP2, GP3 and Porsche Supercup racing series. The company will provide a fully diverse end-to-end fibre and satellite solution to broadcasters from across the…

Comcast Corp., the cable provider that dropped its bid to buy Time Warner Cable Inc. 10 days ago, reported first-quarter profit that beat analysts’ estimates after signing up more Internet customers.
Earnings were 79 cents a share, excluding some items, Philadelphia-based Comcast said in a statement. Analysts projected 74 cents,…

As part of an ongoing collaboration, ARRIS and TiVo have announced that the latter's software and cloud-based services will be ported to the broadcast technology maker's set-top-boxes and gateways.
The two companies say that they are committed to offer global service providers a variety of platform options for delivering multiscreen,…

This past Monday, GoPro announced that it has acquired Kolor, a French company that’s pioneering the use of 360-degree cameras for immersive virtual reality.
The company develops software for creating panoramas, virtual tours, and 360-degree videos.
Here’s a “Land, Air, and Sea” virtual reality experience that GoPro released on YouTube.…

The NEP Group has snapped up OB companies Outside Broadcast and RecordLab TV and Media as the US-headquartered firm continues with its recent run of acquisitions.
Based in Belgium, Outside Broadcast provides OB services and studio production through its Insight Studios division. It also supplies ENG kit, news crews and…

Publisher plans 3,000-square-foot studio in new Lower Manhattan
Time Inc. placed its advertisers front and center during its second NewFront presentation this morning at the Hudson Theater in Midtown Manhattan.
Since last year's NewFronts, Time Inc. has delivered more than 1 billion video streams, with year-over-year unique views up 78…

Spain approved new rules on Thursday under which the television rights to show Spanish soccer will be pooled and sold collectively.
This ends the previous system in which rights were sold by individual clubs and could lead to a sharp price increase for broadcasters.
The previous system heavily favoured big…

The FCC is offering the largest telecom providers $1.7 billion in subsidies to expand broadband to over 8.5 million rural Americans, the FCC said Wednesday.
That is Connect America Universal Service funding the FCC is migrating from traditional phone service.
Incumbent price cap carriers have 120 days to decide to…

After 15 years of using TAM (Television Audience Measurement) media research data for assessing TV viewership, television and advertising industries have switched to a new system on Wednesday, with Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) releasing its first data.
The data released by BARC, a joint venture between the TV and…

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